Lobi Stars seize league lead, edge Katsina United
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stanley okorom first utilized a penalty kick for the lagos based side eight minutes into the game with uwaga chuka goal in the 63rd minute and giscard tchato score at exactly regulation time1 lobi stars of makurdi are now atopnigerian professional football league table three points ahead of kano pillars after beating katsina united in makurdi today1 in contrast kano pillars who were in the league lead last week surprisingly lost 0-2 away to yobe desert warriors thanks partly to joel djondang own goal in the 24th minute1 abdulmalik mohammed finished off ali aliyus assist in the 71st minute to seal the victory for the damaturu based side1 these are some of the highlights of matchday 12 in which debutants yobe desert warriors are now third on the table with 19 points. kano pillars are second with 20 points1 in other developments nafiu kabuga of wikki tourists bauchi scored the first hat-trick of 20172018nigeria professional football league npfl season against rivers united1 kabugas goal in the 57 59 and 87th minutes saw the hosts secure 16 points in total on 11th position while their visitors are 7th with 17 points1 elsewhere in enugu ghanaians nana bonsu and fatau dauda were in goal for rangers fc and enyimba international fc of aba1 injured femi thomas of rangers was replaced by bonsu in 32nd minute as the hosts pulled a lone early goal courtesy of bright silas five minutes into the game1 new comers go round fc of amaku rivers secured a win against 17th placed sunshine stars of akure with eta okon otop goal in the 34th minute1 the 19th placed rivers based team are 13 points in 11 matches while their visitors are in the relegation waters with 13 points on 17th1 thirteenth placed fc ifeanyi ubah of nnewi shared 1-1 spoils with visiting abia warriors of umuahia in another oriental derby1 the anambra warriors could not hold on to their patrick ikeokwus five minutes goal into the match paving way for obi samsons 67 minute score to gain a point for the visitors1 mfm fc of lagos brought in their continental a game when they thrashed visiting heartland fc of owerri 3-01 they won the game 1-0 withdavid tyavkases 69th minute strike1 defending champions plateau united lost 0-1 to niger tornadoes of minna with isah hussain 34 minute goal1 bottom placed kwara united could not safe the day drawing 1-1 with visiting el kanemi warriors1 el kanemi who is placed 18th opened scoring via antonio desonsa in the 36th minute with the hosts getting the equaliser in the 54th minute1 a total of 16 goals were scored on match day 12 with seven home wins and two draws1 lobi 1-0 katsina united1 wikki 3-0 rivers united1 fciu 1-1 abia warriors1 kwara united 1-1 el-kanemi1 tornadoes 1-0 plateau united1 yobe stars 2-0 kano pillars1 go round 1-0 sunshine stars1 rangers 1-0 enyimba1 mfm 3-0 heartland1